Not necessarily. The domain may be registered under the ISP, or under the
end user. In addition, as domains move around often the contact information
in the whois database isn't accurate any more.
Usually the best route is an email to webmaster_at_xxx.xxx or
postmaster_at_xxx.xxx or www_at_xxx.xxx
Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Carder" <wacarder_at_usit.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 5:30 PM
Subject: RE: [OT] IDing a website owner
> One way is:
>
> http://www.netsol.com
>
> Once there, click on the "whois database" link.
>
>>From there, enter the domain and it will tell you the owner info.
>
> Ashley
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
>> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Zane H. Healy
>> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 6:14 PM
>> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>> Subject: [OT] IDing a website owner
>>
>>
>> OK, either my memory is failing or it's no longer as easy to identify
>> who owns a website. How can I go about figuring that out?
>>
>> Zane
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
>> | healyzh_at_aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
>> | | Classic Computer Collector |
>> +----------------------------------+----------------------------+
>> | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
>> | PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. |
>> | http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
>>
>
>
>
Received on Sat Oct 09 2004 - 17:33:48 BST